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Christian Women's/Men's Job Corps of North Carolina, Inc.

The purpose of
Christian Women's Job Corps and Christian Men's Job Corps
is to provide a Christian context in which persons in need
are equipped for life and employment;
and a missions context in which women help women
and men help men.

 

New Training Dates: See Below for more info!

About CWJC/CMJC

A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out In the early 1990’s, National Woman’s Missionary Union had a vision for assisting women trapped in the cycle of poverty – offering a hand up, not a hand out. With that vision and five successful national pilot sites, CWJC of North Carolina established two sites in 1998 and since that time has increased to sixteen sites in 2008.

Throughout North Carolina in various settings and types of communities, CWJC is bringing hope for a brighter future: Empowering women in need by providing resources to help them move from dependency to self-sufficiency. Along with Bible study, volunteer mentors are a critical part of the program.

Specialized training equips volunteers to offer:

• One-on-one support and encouragement

• Assistance accessing job training and educational resources

• Life skills guidance in areas such as child care, transportation, housing, and other daily needs.

Participants gain:

• Practical life skills

• Self-respect as they provide for themselves and their children

• Assurance in the knowledge that God loves them. In nearly every aspect of life, CWJC and CMJC offer help and hope that is changing lives!

 CWJC and CMJC sites across the country are bound together by key elements found at each site:

    • A mentor for every client
    • Covenant between client and mentor
    • Bible study
    • Networking needs assessment of communities and clients
    • An advisory council
    • Certification training
    • Evaluation

Stories

 

Katrina Wynn's Story

(Katrina and Mary Ellen seen in picture above)

"When I first met Mary Ellen [site coordinator], God had previously revealed to me that I was to be great woman of God. Now the question was, "how to get there”. Alone I viewed myself as mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually incapable of achieving much more than the mess of a life I was living. Until that day I had an excuse for every reason why I had not stepped out on faith to pursue my destiny. Mary Ellen shot down all excuses I laid before her. She told me none of my past mattered if I was willing to commit to my future. She told me that her dream for me was to watch me grow in Gods love.  

Since that day I have committed myself to being honest, loving, patient, kind, and reliable. WOW! Could I really do it? None of these things described me up until that point.  Being a part of CWJC has been a form of stability for me, something I have been able to be sure of. This confidence is a first for me. I have seen what happens when you truly allow God to show up and show off in your life.
 
In my past I could not count on other women but today I can.  I have never trusted other women but today I do. I never knew love from a group of women but today I do.  I have never allowed women to see my emotional side but today I can.
 
CWJC is truly a blessing sent by God because alone, I would not have seen any of these things as possibilities. Today I walk in confidence that I am not alone. Mary Ellen is a woman who knows her way to your heart. She is not only the coordinator for CWJC, she is a sounding board, a joyful sound, a spiritual leader and a mender of hearts.  CWJC is more than just a Christian organization. For me it means correctly connecting a woman’s journey."
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Getting Involved

There are several different ways that you can get involved with Christian Women's Job Corps of North Carolina.  Check out our site list to see if there is a CWJC site in your area. 

In order to start a site as a site coordinator, you will need to participate in level one training. In response to calls received after the April 2008 training, we are adding an additional Level I Training on November 10-14. Please note, you may arrive after 5 PM on November 10 for training to start at 8 AM on the 11th. You should plan to remain through lunch on the 14th. Additional information and registration form may be found here.

Don't feel led to start a CWJC site?  Here are some other ways that you can get involved with CWJC:

* Pray!  Pray for the site coordinators.  Pray for the participants.  Pray for the mentors.  Pray for the volunteers.  Pray for the day to day operation of the site to run smoothly. 

* Become a mentor.  This is an amazing way to get involved in the life of a woman, one on one, that is eager to grow. 

* Become a volunteer at a site.  Any site coordinator would be thrilled to hear that there are people want to volunteer their time perhaps cooking/serving meals.  There are also classes that need to be taught and Bible studies that need to be led.

* Become a donor.  Contact a local site and see what supplies they might need donated.  It might be that they need clothing for their clients that is appropriate to wear to a job interview.  Or they might need office supplies, or office furniture.  Local sites also welcome financial donations.

* Serve on the CWJC NC Board. This working Board meets quarterly to evaluate the work of CWJC NC. Responsibilities include serving as an advocate for this ministry in your own community and throughout the state. For more information or to nominate someone, please contact Cara Lynn Vogel by emailing this form. 

Sites in NC

There are currently sixteen CWJC sites in North Carolina in the following counties:

Buncombe, Cabarrus, Chatham, Cherokee, Davidson, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gaston, Guilford, Haywood, Nash, New Hanover, Pender, Person, Rowan, Sampson, Union, Wake and Wayne.

There is currently one CMJC site in North Carolina in the early developmental stages.

To contact a NC site click here.

Lona Lockhart, Site Coordinator of CWJC of Person County, NC
Lona Lockhart, Site Coordinator of CWJC of Person County

 


Phyllis Slaymon, Site Coordinator for CWJC of Union County, stands outside her new office building

 

Donna Pittman, a mentor for CWJC of Union County, NC
Donna Pittman, a mentor for CWJC of Union County

Contacting the CWJC of NC

Cara Lynn Vogel, State Coordinator
Christian Women's/Men's Job Corps
PO Box 18309   Raleigh, NC 27619-8309
919.882.2344 or 866.210.8602
cwjcnc@gmail.com or cwjcncsecretary@gmail.com
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